Sarah Kellogg
Statehouse and Politics Reporter, STLPRSarah Kellogg is St. Louis Public Radio’s Statehouse and Politics Reporter, taking on the position in August 2021. Sarah is from the St. Louis area and even served as a newsroom intern for St. Louis Public Radio back in 2015.
Before covering the Missouri Statehouse, she spent several years in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as both the morning host and state politics reporter for KUAR. As politics reporter, Sarah covered not only the Arkansas legislative sessions, but also statewide and city politics.
Sarah graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, earning both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, which included covering the 2018 Missouri Legislative Session for KBIA.
Now living as a townie in her former college town, Sarah enjoys watching movies at her local indie cinema, taking frequent trips to St. Louis, crocheting and spending time with her cat Lunch.
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The annual state budget and a tax that funds the bulk of Missouri’s Medicaid program are two things that must pass this session. And before the break, senators passed a major education bill that included priorities for both Republicans and Democrats.
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When Missouri legislators return from their spring break, they'll need to tackle the fiscal 2025 budget and the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, which helps fund most of Medicaid.
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Currently, kids ages 16 and 17 can get married in Missouri with parental consent. Legislation proposed by Kansas City state Sen. Lauren Arthur would make the marriage age 18 with no exceptions.
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With bipartisan support, Missouri representatives voted 122-12 to approve the $2.2 million bill, which now goes to the Senate. The initial deployment of the troops will last at least 90 days but could be extended.
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Under the proposed legislation, no public funds would be given to any clinic that provides abortions or its affiliate. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago that the legislature’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood through the budget was unconstitutional.
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Under the Republican plan, proposed constitutional amendments through the initiative petition process would have to win both a simple majority of statewide votes and a majority of Missouri’s eight congressional districts in order to pass. This would give more power to voters in less populated districts.
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One of the bills would have allowed concealed carry permit holders to bring firearms onto public transportation like buses, and inside places of worship. The other would have exempted firearms and ammunition from both state and local sales taxes.
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The $2.8 billion project will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes in each direction across the state.
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Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus have said passing a resolution that would make it harder to amend the state’s constitution is their top priority. Senate Democrats spent Monday and Tuesday filibustering the resolution.
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The set of tax credits, which Gov. Mike Parson mentioned during his State of the State address, gained broad bipartisan support. But the legislation is likely to be opposed by members of the far-right Missouri Freedom Caucus.